Marinate chicken with vinegar, half of the minced garlic; light soy sauce and dark soy sauce for around 1hour. Transfer chicken out and drain. Keep the sauce too.
Heat up oil in pan, fry garlic until aroma. Put chicken pieces in to fry until slightly browned. Pour in the sauce, bay leaves and then simmer for 10 minutes over medium fire. And then turn up the fire and thicken the sauce.
Notes
Some thought on the final taste, a well-balanced taste extremely good with plain staple food like steamed rice or steamed buns. Hints of soy sauce and vinegar can be found for sure.